Aside

Download a PDF of this CV

Contact

Language Skills

R
Python
Bash

Disclaimer

Made with the R package pagedown.

The source code is available at github.com.

I wrote it following Nick Strayer’s tutorial, his source code is available at github.com/nstrayer/cv.

Last updated on 2019-11-23.

Main

Francisko de Moraes Rezende

Education

MSc, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Jyväskylä, Finland

University of Jyväskylä

2019 - 2016

  • Thesis: “Variable light conditions affect warning signal efficacy in an aposematic polymorphic moth”; Grade: 4/5.
  • My degree was graded as “Excellent”, the highest grade awarded to degrees at JYU

BSc, Biological Sciences

Viçosa, MG, Brazil

Federal University of Viçosa

2016 - 2009

  • Monograph: “What drives changes in composition of ant assemblages along a vertical gradient?”

Visiting student

Helsinki, Finland

University of Helsinki

2014 - 2013

  • Attended Master’s level courses and did an internship at the research group “Social Evolution in Ants”

Research Experience

Master’s thesis development

Evolution of predator-prey interactions group

University of Jyväskylä

2019 - 2017

  • I did my thesis work in Professor Johanna Mappe’s group. I investigated the effects of different light conditions affected the predation pressure suffered by Actia plantaginis, an aposematic species that is also color polymorphic. I also attended the group’s weekly meetings during which we discussed papers, and presented research projects.

Research apprentice

Laboratório de Ecologia de Comunidades (LABECOL)

Federal University of Viçosa

2016 - 2011

  • I was part of different ant community ecology and biodiversity research projects, and conducted the project that resulted in my bachelor’s monograph. I had experience with sampling and identifying ants, data analysis and scientific writing, among other activities related to the research group.

Research apprentice

Social Evolution in Ants

University of Helsinki

2014 - 2013

  • I worked as research apprentice in the group “Social Evolution in Ants” during my exchange year at University of Helsinki. I was part of projects related to ecology, evolution, behaviour, and population biology of Formica and Myrmica ants. I had experience with sampling and sorting ant colonies, setting-up and maintaining experimental colonies in the lab and recording results from lab experiments. I also helped with mark/recapture sampling and survival assays using ants.

Teaching Experience

I am passionate about education. I believe that no topic is too complex if the teacher is empathetic and willing to think about new methods of approaching task.

Data Visualization Best Practices

DataCamp

N/A

2019

  • Designed from bottom up course to teach best practices for scientific visualizations.
  • Uses R and ggplot2.
  • In top 10% on platform by popularity.

Improving your visualization in Python

DataCamp

N/A

2019

  • Designed from bottom up course to teach advanced methods for enhancing visualization.
  • Uses python, matplotlib, and seaborn.

Advanced Statistical Learning and Inference

Vanderbilt Biostatistics Department

Nashville, TN

2018 - 2017

  • TA and lectured
  • Topics covered from penalized regression to boosted trees and neural networks
  • Highest level course offered in department

Advanced Statistical Computing

Vanderbilt Biostatistics Department

Nashville, TN

2018

  • TA and lectured
  • Covered modern statistical computing algorithms
  • 4th year PhD level class

Statistical Computing in R

Vanderbilt Biostatistics Department

Nashville, TN

2017

  • TA and lectured
  • Covered introduction to R language for statistics applications
  • Graduate level class

Selected Data Science Writing

I regularly blog about data science and visualization on my blog LiveFreeOrDichotomize.

Selected Publications, Posters, and Talks

Charge Reductions Associated with Shortening Time to Recovery in Septic Shock

Chest

N/A

2019

  • Authored with Wesley H. Self, MD MPH; Dandan Liu, PhD; Stephan Russ, MD, MPH; Michael J. Ward, MD, PhD, MBA; Nathan I. Shapiro, MD, MPH; Todd W. Rice, MD, MSc; Matthew W. Semler, MD, MSc.

Multimorbidity Explorer | A shiny app for exploring EHR and biobank data

RStudio::conf 2019

N/A

2019

  • Contributed Poster. Authored with Yaomin Xu.

Taking a network view of EHR and Biobank data to find explainable multivariate patterns

Vanderbilt Biostatistics Seminar Series

N/A

2019

  • University wide seminar series.

Patient-specific risk factors independently influence survival in Myelodysplastic Syndromes in an unbiased review of EHR records

Under-Review (copy available upon request.)

N/A

2019

  • Bayesian network analysis used to find novel subgroups of patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS).
  • Analysis done using method built for my dissertation.

Patient specific comorbidities impact overall survival in myelofibrosis

Under-Review (copy available upon request.)

N/A

2019

  • Bayesian network analysis used to find robust novel subgroups of patients with given genetic mutations.
  • Analysis done using method built for my dissertation.

R timelineViz: Visualizing the distribution of study events in longitudinal studies

Under-Review (copy available upon request.)

N/A

2018

  • Authored with Alex Sunderman of the Vanderbilt Department of Epidemiology.

Continuous Classification using Deep Neural Networks

Vanderbilt Biostatistics Qualification Exam

N/A

2017

  • Review of methods for classifying continuous data streams using neural networks
  • Successfully met qualifying examination standards

Asymmetric Linkage Disequilibrium: Tools for Dissecting Multiallelic LD

Journal of Human Immunology

N/A

2015

  • Authored with Richard Single, Vanja Paunic, Mark Albrecht, and Martin Maiers.

An Agent Based Model of Mysis Migration

International Association of Great Lakes Research Conference

N/A

2015

  • Authored with Brian O’Malley, Sture Hansson, and Jason Stockwell.

Declines of Mysis diluviana in the Great Lakes

Journal of Great Lakes Research

N/A

2015

  • Authored with Peter Euclide and Jason Stockwell.